Finally. For those who have been following, the issue of “digital assets” is a fast developing problem in the estate planning world. Putting aside for a moment who has the right to “inherit” your assets, the bigger problem with estate planning attorneys is who has access to …

Yesterday, I wrote about how I was suspicious about Harper Lee’s decision to publish her new novel. I wrote that she was blind, deaf, and probably mentally incapacitated. Everything that’s ever been written about her for the past 50 years has said that she never …

The literary world was all atwitter yesterday with news that Harper Lee, the reclusive author of To Kill A Mockingbird, will be publishing a new novel later this year. In fact, the novel isn’t “new” but was written before To Kill A Mockingbird, and has …

As of 12:01 AM today, January 6, same sex couples can now get married in the state of Florida. I have written about estate planning for same sex couples before, but now this changes everything (in a good way). Before planning for a same sex couple …

One of my favorite estate planning authors, Deborah Jacobs, writes in Forbes on Digital Assets and the Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (UFADAA).http://www.forbes.com/sites/deborahljacobs/2014/10/31/the-digital-footprints-that-we-leave-behind/ Check it out. It’s also her last column for the magazine. Good luck on your new ventures, Deborah.

More and more people are starting to write about and recognize the importance of digital assets. From Marketwatch: How to bequeath Emblem3 to loved ones.Emblem3? Never even heard of them. I’m getting old.

Good article in the journal today. “For many investors, trusts are an ideal way to keep portfolios safer for the long term. The hard part is knowing what kind of trusts to set up and how to do it. Trusts can protect assets from taxes and …

From the IRS website. . . http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Announces-2015-Pension-Plan-Limitations;-Taxpayers-May-Contribute-up-to-$18,000-to-their-401(k)-plans-in-2015 If you have a 401(k), you can contribute $18,000 to it in 2015. IRA contributions are staying the same.

As I’ve written recently, the Uniform Law Commission approved the Uniform Fidicuary Access to Digital Assets Act. The act can be found on the Committee’s website, along with supplmenetal material, such as prior drafts, comments, and issues memorandum. A direct link to the final approved …

Forgive me if you will, a bragging post. As of August 1, I am Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Wills, Trusts, and Estates. Most of what is below comes from the Florida Bar website and materials. Board certification recognizes attorneys’ special knowledge, skills …